WordPress Developers
Location: US, , 
Salary range: 14000-36000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Professional
Industry: Internet
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
ideaTree = in·cu·ba·tor / ˈinkyəˌbātər – A place or situation that permits and encourages development of new ideas and makes them real.Our goal at ideaTree is simple: Give extraordinary ideas and teams access to the resources they need to create exceptional technology companies.As a hybrid incubator·accelerator·angel investor for startup’s, we believe that with the right amount of money, we can create entrepreneurs that can make a big difference when surrounded by the right resources: unique and ongoing mentorship from successful entrepreneurs, access to support services like legal and accounting, opportunities to meet and pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists and most importantly a collaborative community of fellow entrepreneurs.Our approach helps nurture great ideas into real products which go on to become independent revenue-generating companies by helping entrepreneurs to apply our processes to their startups thereby ensuring traction, growth, revenue, and additional funding.

Job description:
eigital (an ideaTree company ) is a full-service communications design firm specializing in branding, print, web, and illustration.eigital seeks out professionals who thrive in a congenial, client-focused atmosphere. Our team is friendly, focused, and a tad obsessive. The kind of people you’ll love working with.We are looking for Senior Lead Web Developers and Junior Developers to join our team of professionals to work remotely from your own location virtually on an exciting variety of web projects.Your main role will be to build Wordpress themes / plugins, translate designs into HTML / CSS / Javascript and then convert to Wordpress templates and integrate them into WordPress – our CMS of choice.You will also help create interactive wireframes, assist with Information Architecture decisions, train clients on managing their websites, and administer WordPress updates.You’ll bring a positive and professional attitude and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and pitch in.This is a ground floor opportunity to help build a growing web department and work on the cutting edge of presenting research and information on the web.

Requirements:
Expert knowledge of the following:WordPress template developmentWordPress back-end customization and extension / plug in building with expert knowledge of WordPress (Plugin / theme development / API), PHP, HTML, Javascript and CSSFront-end development with HTML 5, CSS 3 &amp; jQueryStrong experience in MySQL, SOAP and RESTful web servicesStrong experience building HTML/CSS across the major browsersExperience with XML and with modern source control (Git)Intermediate knowledge of the following:WHM and cPanelPHPAjaxMySQLAdobe Photoshop and IllustratorIntegrating WordPress with other web based applicationsManaging, debugging, extending &amp; documenting jobs from start to finishRe-develop, extend, and/or enhance existing codeIdentifying areas that can be improved and turning that into functionality from start to finishExperience building websites that feature:Established &amp; emerging W3C standardsMinimized loading timesCompatibility with Internet Explorer 7+Progressive enhancement / graceful degradation / polyfillsCompliance with WCAG 2.0 accessibility requirementsSearch engine optimizationWeb fontsExperience building mobile-optimized / responsive websites that feature:Touch screen optimizationRetina / High-DPI optimizationSmall-screen optimized navigationExperience building WordPress themes from scratch, including the use of:Custom loopsCustom fieldsCustom post typesCustom taxonomiesAdvanced / customized searchCustom functionsExperience working with tools &amp; libraries such as:jQueryCSS gridsHTML5 BoilerplateWordPress starter themes such as BonesModernizrThird party APIsGoogle AnalyticsExperience designing user interfaces (UI) that feature:Interactive elementsAnimated elementsDesign principles such as white space, simplicity, chunking, proximity, weight, context, visual cues, signposts, focus, and conventionsDemonstration of professional work habits including:Ability to solve new problems independently using Internet resourcesProactively educating yourself about the latest trends, techniques, and tools in the web development industryManaging multiple projects simultaneouslySpeaking professionally and courteously with clientsAssets:Experience making information architecture decisionsKnowledge of social media marketing and content marketing strategiesSome experience with Drupal development is advantageousExperience using version control tools such as gitExperience using dynamic CSS languages such as Less or SassExperience writing CSS with Object Oriented CSS principlesDevelopment of high performance, highly scalable, custom applications for a web environment, mostly WordPress (i.e. plugins, themes)

Benefits:
What we offer:Competitive salary… show us your amazing skills and we’ll reward you generouslyBenefits packageGreat working atmosphere all virtually and from your homeFor the right Candidate the above Criteria’s are flexible depending on capability and knowledge.